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Note Income taxes (Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | $ 23,657 | $ 24,048
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 837,087 | 823,670
Postretirement and pension benefits | 83,390 | 85,488
Allowance for loan losses | 535,255 | 624,170
Accelerated depreciation | 7,749 | 8,383
FDIC-assisted transaction | 95,851 |
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 20,209 | 30,424
Other temporary differences | 32,479 | 31,985
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,641,682 | 1,635,689
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
FDIC-assisted transaction |  | 60,402
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 73,678 | 64,982
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 11,040 | 18,403
Other temporary differences | 11,688 | 10,262
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 96,406 | 154,049
Valuation allowance | 496,307 | 447,824
Net deferred tax asset | 1,048,969 | 1,033,816
PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 15,900 | 16,069
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 116,154 | 115,512
Postretirement and pension benefits | 83,390 | 85,488
Allowance for loan losses | 516,643 | 603,462
Accelerated depreciation | 1,963 | 1,300
FDIC-assisted transaction | 95,851 |
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 20,209 | 30,424
Other temporary differences | 24,957 | 25,084
Total gross deferred tax assets | 879,801 | 881,232
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
FDIC-assisted transaction |  | 60,402
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 34,081 | 31,973
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 23,823 | 26,364
Other temporary differences | 10,579 | 9,876
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 68,483 | 128,615
Valuation allowance | 89,852 | 67,263
Net deferred tax asset | 721,466 | 685,354
UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 7,757 | 7,979
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 720,933 | 708,158
Postretirement and pension benefits | 0 | 0
Allowance for loan losses | 18,612 | 20,708
Accelerated depreciation | 5,786 | 7,083
FDIC-assisted transaction | 0 |
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 0 | 0
Other temporary differences | 7,522 | 6,901
Total gross deferred tax assets | 761,881 | 754,457
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
FDIC-assisted transaction |  | 0
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 39,597 | 33,009
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | (12,783) | (7,961)
Other temporary differences | 1,109 | 386
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 27,923 | 25,434
Valuation allowance | 406,455 | 380,561
Net deferred tax asset | 327,503 | 348,462
Deferred loans origination fees |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,936 | 4,627
Deferred loans origination fees | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 3,216 | 3,669
Deferred loans origination fees | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | (1,280) | 958
Deferred gain |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,551 | 2,670
Deferred gain | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 0 | 0
Deferred gain | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,551 | 2,670
Intercompany deferred gains |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,518 | 224
Intercompany deferred gains | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,518 | 224
Intercompany deferred gains | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | $ 0 | $ 0

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